Bob Casey Jr.

Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey Jr. (13 April 1960-) was a US Senator from Pennsylvania (D) from 3 January 2007, succeeding Rick Santorum.

Biography
Robert Patrick Casey Jr. was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on 13 April 1960, the son of Governor Bob Casey Sr.. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and the Catholic University of America, and he worked as a teacher, basketball coach, and lawyer before becoming State Auditor General in 1996 (serving from 1997 to 2005) and State Treasurer in 2005 (from 2005 to 2007). Casey was elected to the US Senate in 2007, replacing Rick Santorum. He supported an increased minimum wage, single-payer healthcare, the designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, the payroll tax cut, tax credits for employers that add jobs, pro-life legislation, LGBT rights, environmentalism, and gun control.